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Opportunities linked
21

Records in this library attributed to this funder.

Recorded awards (total)
$8,967,844,024

Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.

Median recorded award
$299,842

The midpoint of the awards we hold, not a cap and not a filing median.

Data year
Not stated

The most recent fiscal year among the awards we hold, as the source wrote it.

Why there is no giving history here

Award listings from USASpending are not connected yet. What is missing here is a feed on our side, not a document this funder has failed to publish - the listings are public and we have not connected them.

Derived from awards

Computed from the 770 recipients we hold an award to. This is where money we can see went, which is not the same as a statement of what this funder sets out to fund — and the gap between the two is widest where our coverage is thinnest.

Programmes, by money awarded

  • 43.001$8,493,892,98011830 awards
  • 43.012$473,951,044966 awards

Where the recipients are

The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.

  • MD $1,423,206,249
  • CA $1,298,479,882
  • CO $654,326,435
  • TX $580,580,714
  • MA $517,093,336
  • AZ $487,042,939
  • AL $426,570,940
  • VA $399,854,795
  • NY $330,507,829
  • DC $306,907,364
  • FL $268,347,242
  • MI $179,552,751
  • PA $164,677,729
  • WA $163,044,853
  • IL $160,145,449
  • HI $154,025,690
  • GA $127,787,292
  • NH $104,222,853
  • MO $100,111,020
  • WI $88,399,276

Award sizes

Fixed bands rather than this funder's own quantiles, so two funders can be compared. A per-funder split would make every distribution look the same shape.

  • 100k-500k 6222
  • 25k-100k 2239
  • 500k-2m 3310
  • over-2m 523
  • under-25k 502

By fiscal year

A trend across the years we import, which is a bounded window. A year with no bar is a year outside it, not a year with no funding.

  • FY2009 $127,431,525 (1)
  • FY2011 $467,369,821 (5)
  • FY2012 $189,292,181 (6)
  • FY2013 $141,987,354 (17)
  • FY2014 $39,229,176 (21)
  • FY2015 $236,865,308 (124)
  • FY2016 $486,330,804 (230)
  • FY2017 $748,565,573 (509)
  • FY2018 $559,070,976 (779)
  • FY2019 $671,237,737 (1097)
  • FY2020 $710,323,303 (1487)
  • FY2021 $1,063,219,069 (1736)
  • FY2022 $1,244,640,213 (1770)
  • FY2023 $762,410,859 (1545)
  • FY2024 $957,195,974 (1857)
  • FY2025 $513,785,499 (1434)
  • FY2026 $33,347,848 (127)

Giving history, from the awards we hold

No dated awards on file for this funder

This table takes one row per fiscal year, built from the awards we hold. We have connected none for this funder that state a year, so there is nothing to group. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that the funder gave nothing.

Who has received money from this funder

12796 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-1,338 to $243,555,196.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$748,3692022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$748,3342025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$748,3042024
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$748,1482020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$748,0982021
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$747,9542021
OCEAN MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INCNot stated$747,9352025
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$747,9152023
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$747,6432023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$747,6172022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$747,4902022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$747,4802019
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNot stated$747,1912023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$747,1642021
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$746,8322020
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$746,8082022
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$746,8052023
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLENot stated$746,7842023
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNot stated$746,7192016
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$746,6292024
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$746,2922022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$746,0112023
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$745,8262017
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$745,6272022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$745,5402020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$745,4522023
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYNot stated$745,1042017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$745,0912019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$744,9662025
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$744,7202020
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$744,4612016
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$744,4292022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$744,4092025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$744,3982017
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$744,3962025
EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCHNot stated$743,9462023
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.Not stated$743,9462021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$743,9232022
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$743,6472024
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$743,3252023
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$743,2912021
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$743,2222016
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$742,9712018
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLENot stated$742,8522018
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESNot stated$742,4872020
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$742,2852020
HAMPTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$742,2262023
UNIVERSITY OF MASS AT BOSTONNot stated$742,2262022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$742,1072017
CARTHAGE COLLEGENot stated$742,0902022
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNot stated$741,9142023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$741,7242023
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONNot stated$741,1822021
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$740,6762025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGONot stated$740,6532019
AEOLIS RESEARCH INCNot stated$740,6322020
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$740,5392014
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$740,4732017
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$740,1302023
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$740,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$740,0002020
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGENot stated$739,8272021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$739,7892020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$739,7822025
SETI INSTITUTENot stated$739,2182023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$739,1722019
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$738,7912022
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$737,8662020
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNot stated$737,3192025
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$736,8002023
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARENot stated$736,7862017
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$736,7852022
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$736,0682020
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$735,6762020
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$735,6112017
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$735,4562021
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$735,1502022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTYNot stated$734,9502022
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$734,7262017
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$734,3052020
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITYNot stated$734,2732018
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANot stated$733,8732024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$733,8382020
TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITYNot stated$733,7922020
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$733,5152022
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$733,0852024
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$732,9882024
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$732,9012017
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$732,5402022
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHNot stated$732,5202021
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$732,0792017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARANot stated$731,9862018
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$731,5662021
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYNot stated$731,4432024
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$731,2212021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZNot stated$731,2092025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$730,8172017
SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.Not stated$730,4582021
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANot stated$730,4192020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTONNot stated$730,2702024

Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.

What this funder funds

Derived from how this funder's 21 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.

  • Science, Technology, Research & Development21

Currently open opportunities

Verified against each record's own source. The date on every row is the day we last checked that record — not the day this page was built.

What this funder’s awards look like

Counted over the award rows we hold for this funder. These are statistics over published records, not a model’s reading of them, and not a prediction.

Awards on file12796
Distinct recipients726
Median award$299,844

Included with Studio

The counts and the median above stay free, because they are the evidence for everything else. Studio adds the breakdowns: which states the awards went to, what kind of organisation received them, and how the amounts are distributed.

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Where this came from

Source page
grants.gov
Retrieved
Oct 17, 2026
Data source
The funder's own published figures
Award listing
usaspending.gov

The portal page the recipient rows were read from.

Awards synced
2026-09-15

When the recipient rows were last confirmed against that listing.

The official page is authoritative. Agency and foundation pages change without notice, and the retrieval date above is the only claim we make about currency. Figures we have not connected are labelled as ours to connect, never as facts about the funder.

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